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Prof.  GrKKNish  HonorKd. — The  University  of  Paris  has  con- 
ferred upon  Professor  H.  G.  Greenish,  one  of  the  leading  pharmacog- 
nocists  of  the  world  and  professor  of  pharmaceutics  to  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Society  of  Great  Britain,  the  degree  of  Doctor,  honoris  causa 
of  the  University.  American  pharmacists  are  not  unacquainted  with 
the  work  and  scientific  attainments  of  Henry  George  Greenish  and,  in 
19 1 3,  in  recognition  thereof  he  was  elected  to  Honorary  Membership 
in  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  He  was  the  recipient 
of  the  Hanbury  gold  medal  awarded  last  year.  On  the  occasion  of 
this  additional  honor  bestowed  upon  this  eminent  pharmaceutical 
authority,  the  Ame)rican  Journal  of  Pharmacy  is  indeed  pleased  to 
extend  its  sincere  congratulations. 
REMINGTON  Honor  Medal  to  be  Awarded  to  Prof.  IvLOyd. — 
The  committee  of  former  presidents  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  upon  whom  devolves  the  duty  of  selecting  the  recipient 
for  the  award  of  the  Joseph  P.  Remington  Memorial  Medal,  in  rec- 
ognition of  exceptional  services  in  behalf  of  pharmacy,  have  decided 
that  the  medal  shall  be  awarded,  in  1920,  to  Prof.  John  Uri  Lloyd,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio.  The  numerous  contributions  to  pharmacy  that 
for  many  years  have  come  from  Prof.  Lloyd,  his  scientific  and  literary 
attainments  and  his  devotion  to  pharmaceutical  interests  are  to  be 
thus  commended  and  honored.  The  medal  has  been  provided  by  the 
New  York  branch  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  and  the  award  will  be  made  at  an 
early  date  at  an  appropriate  opportunity. 
The  Wood  Alcohol  Menace. — Dean  Charles  H.  La  Wall  has  con- 
tributed in  The  Forecast  for  February  a  very  instructive  and  popular 
article  on  the  important  subject  of  "Wood  Alcohol — A  National 
Peril."  The  widest  dissemination  of  the  knowledge  of  the  toxic 
action  of  wood  alcohol  and  the  danger  to  life  and  health  from  its 
use  as  an  adulterant  in  beverages,  foods  and  medicines  is  at  this  time 
especially  necessary  and  in  this  published  article  we  have  a  happy 
combination  of  the  scientific  and  press  efforts  to  make  every  intelli- 
gent person  acquainted  with  this  fact.  The  possibility  of  toxic 
action  developing  even  from  inhalation  of  the  vapors  of  methyl  alcohol, 
wood  alcohol,  when  used  as  a  solvent  in  paints,  varnishes,  etc.,  is 
very  rightly  presented  in  the  article  and  the  public  should  be  warned 
against  the  lurking  danger  from  this  otherwise  legitimate  use  of 
methyl  alcohol. 
